Splinters: Special Screening of the Award-Winning Film (SnagFilms)

Come out for a special D.C.-area screening of the 2011 Surfer Poll Best Documentary “Splinters”! Arlington Cinema ‘N’ Drafthouse will screen the film on Thursday, February 23 at 7:30PM (doors open at 6:30PM).

In the 1980s, a pilot left behind a surfboard in a remote seaside village in Papua New Guinea, a land known for cargo cults and cannibalism. Twenty years later, the sport of surfing is splintering VanimoVillage.

For select surfing talent, it’s a way out to compete in the “whiteman’s” world. Personal and clan rivalries emerge as hopefuls claw for this prestigious position. The countercultural sport is also a unique catalyst for social change as women gain newfound status in a violent, patriarchal community. The surfing experiment comes to a head when four village surfers compete in the country's first-ever national surfing titles. As the village grapples with its identity, these young heroes dream their surfboards will carry them to a better life.

For more information on Splinters please visit www.snagfilms.com/splinters.